The Simians of Swing are no ordinary jazz group; they are
story tellers in the great comic book tradition. Each number on this album is a soundtrack to
a hero or villain; some of the characters are good, most are bad … but all are
legends with tales of revenge, tragedy and romance. Set in a post-apocalyptic
world the Simians narrate their stories through the medium of jazz.
As for the Simians themselves, they are led by two urban
warriors: Andy ‘Monkey’ Davies and Lorenzo Bassignani.
Based in London, ‘Monkey’ is a trumpet player who dabbles in
the magical American art form of Bebop. He also possesses deadly martial art
skills, acquired while working for the Russian mafia back in the Cold War. Deadly with a trumpet, it is said he once
kayoed a man out with a rendition of Charlie Parker’s ‘Confirmation’. The chump
still hasn’t got up.
‘Lama’ is a bass player by night. By day he is always busy
playing chess on his own, practicing his trade and meditating about the role of
bass frequenicies in current geopolitics.
Their associates for this album are hand-picked elite
mercenaries: Benet ‘The Buffalo’ Mclean, Ivo Neame and Sam Leak on piano
duty. Luca Boscagin and Ant Law on
guitar. The beautiful Polly Gibbons is on vocals, while Saleem Raman on drums
completes the line-up. Wicked.
This album is not for the faint hearted; eleven villainous
tales of the macabre. If you make it to the end …and that’s a big ‘if’ …we hope
you’ve enjoyed it.
Peace and Revolution
The Simians of Swing
Website: http://www.simiansofswing.co.uk/
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